WWE Top Five rumours of the week: 18th December 2017

#2 Backstage reaction to Rich Swann arrest

This is a bad situation for Rich Swann

Rich Swann was recently arrested in connection with charges of battery and kidnapping/ false imprisonment of an adult. These are pretty stiff charges and WWE has a 0 tolerance policy on the matter. Therefore, WWE acted swiftly and indefinitely suspended the popular WWE Cruiserweight.

The Wrestling Observer Newsletter noted that friends of Swann and his wife said that both Swann and his wife are "broken" people due to events that took place before they were ever in pro wrestling.

Swann credit pro wrestling for saving his life because it helped him get out of a pretty hard situation. Swann spoke to Highspots on "Best Friends with Rich Swann" about his past where his mother was abused when he was young. His father was murdered by his girlfriend at the time when Swann was only twelve-years-old as well.

This led to a pretty rough time for Rich Swann where he started doing drugs from a young age after his mother died when he was 16. It also led to a stint where Swann was homeless but he cleaned up after his drug supplier died of a heart attack, and with the help of his aunt he stopped using.

There is no way to justify Rich Swann's actions toward his wife, but with this glimpse into his past, it does help paint a better picture of the situation. This could obviously be a financially devastating situation for the couple, especially if Rich Swann is released from WWE.